Cigarette Smoke May Impair Lungs Natural Defense Against Harmful Pathogen
Sunday, October 25, 2009 - 20:21
in Health & Medicine
Exposure to cigarette smoke may impair the ability of immune cells to clear bacterial infections from the lungs, specifically nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHI), a pathogen often associated with respiratory infections and the progression of respiratory diseases.
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